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Mr. D

Doofus Mr. D played by multi-tasking Gerry Dee

From Bill Brioux of the Toronto Star:

  • CBC’s Mr. D returns Jan. 7
    He plays the kind of doofus you really don’t want teaching your kids. Somebody not even Bill 115 should force back to the classroom. In real life, however, Gerry Dee could teach a master class on focus and multi-tasking. The comedian, whose CBC comedy series Mr. D returns for a second season Monday at 8 p.m., is involved in just about every aspect of the show. Read more.
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Bomb Girls

Bomb Girls far from a bomb

From Adrian Chamberlain of the Victoria Times-Colonist:

  • Global’s new show Bomb Girls has Victoria connections
    “When we first pitched the story, people said it would never work,” recalled the 44-year-old TV writer from his Toronto home. It did, though. Bomb Girls — about women working in a Second World War munitions factory — ranks as the No. 1 new television series in Canada, attracting an audience averaging 1.2 million. Following a six-episode season in 2012, a second season was launched this week on Global. This time there are 12 episodes — an indication Shaw Media is solidly behind the show. Read more.
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Murdoch Mysteries

Murdoch Mysteries gets cop approval

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From Karissa Donkin of the Toronto Star:

  • Murdoch Mysteries: CBC police drama gets thumbs up from real Toronto police officer
    Toronto police Staff Sgt. John Spanton can usually feel his blood pressure rising when he tunes into modern police dramas. Spanton, an “old-time copper” who has nearly 30 years of policing under his belt, says the portrayal of police work in most cop shows is “totally inaccurate.” Everything from the way the officers act to the accuracy of their gunfire makes him cringe. Read more.
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